Legal Opinion
State v. Willis
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 11, 1961No. 74PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
Is an attempt to commit suicide a crime in North Carolina? This necessarily raises the further question: Is suicide a crime in this jurisdiction? “To constitute a criminal attempt, it is necessary that the act which is attempted be a crime.” 1 Wharton’s Criminal Law and Procedure (1957), s. 72, p. 155.
“ ‘It is manifest,’ said the General Assembly of North Carolina in 1715, ‘that the laws of England are the laws of this Government, so far as they are compatible with our way of living and trade.’ ” 17 N.C. Law Review, 205. At all times since 1715 the common law has, within certain limits, been…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MinkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- State v. LevelleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1891
- State v. . BatsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1941
- McMahan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
- Com'th v. BowenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816
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3Cited by20 opinions
- State v. GibbsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
- State v. RogersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1969
- Wackwitz v. RoySupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
- People v. KevorkianMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
- People v. Ryan N.California Court of Appeal · 2001
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